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packet boat

/ˈpækɪt bəʊt/

Traduction: Bateau à voile ou à vapeur assurant un service régulier de transport de passagers et de courrier entre des ports fixes, particulièrement courant aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles avant l'avènement des grands paquebots.

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/ˈpækɪt bəʊt/C1formalobsolète
  • frBateau à voile ou à vapeur assurant un service régulier de transport de passagers et de courrier entre des ports fixes, particulièrement courant aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles avant l'avènement des grands paquebots.

A historical term for a regularly scheduled passenger and mail boat that traveled between fixed ports, commonly used in the 18th and 19th centuries before the advent of steamships.

  1. Historical mail and passenger shipC1formalbritish

    A type of ship used historically to carry mail, cargo, and passengers on a regular schedule between ports.

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    • The packet boat sailed from Dover to Calais every week.
    • In the 19th century, packet boats were essential for transatlantic communication.
    • He traveled to America on a packet boat in 1850.